Powering a Server Off and On
Stop The Applications and Processes in This Order
3 Stop all user applications. See Stopping User Processes.
4 If the system is running Pathway, at the Pathway prompt, enter:
= SHUTDOWN2, MODE, ORDERLY
5 If the system is running Distributed Systems Management/Software
Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM), at a TACL prompt, enter:
> Volume $DSMSCM.ZDSMSCM
> Run STOPSCM
6 Stop communications lines, such as Expand lines.
7 Use the TACL PPD and STATUS commands to identify any remaining
processes that should be stopped individually. Stop the processes using the
TACL STOP command.
You must be aware of which processes must not be stopped. For example,
some TCP and system processes must not be stopped. Generic processes
configured to be persistent cannot be stopped.
8 Drain the spooler. At a TACL prompt, enter:
> SPOOLCOM supervisor-name, SPOOLER DRAIN
9 Stop the Transaction Management Facility (TMF subsystem), the main
functional component of NonStop TM/MP. At a TACL prompt, enter:
> TMFCOM STOP TMF
10
Refresh the disks to put them in an orderly state before shutdown.
> SCF CONTROL DISK $*, REFRESH
Halt the Processors Using OSM or TSM:
Note: This resets the processors (halts them and reinitializes the registers and
status).
11 Log on to the OSM or TSM Low-Level Link.
12 On the toolbar, click Processor Status.